Automotive

The attorneys of our Automotive team are recognized for their depth of experience in the intellectual property challenges facing automotive manufacturers and suppliers. The team delivers focused legal and business solutions and includes attorneys having technical backgrounds in electrical, mechanical, chemical, and metallurgical engineering. We have prosecuted patent applications involving a wide array of automotive components and systems.

Services provided by members of this Team include:

• Patentability Opinions
• Freedom to Operate Opinions
• Patent Preparation, Prosecution and Procurement
• Representation in Post-Grant Proceedings in the U.S. Patent And Trademark Office, Including Interferences, Reexaminations, Inter Partes Review, Post Grant Reviews and Covered Business Method Reviews
• Due Diligence Studies
• License counseling, negotiation and drafting
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Litigation

Areas in which the Team has represented clients include:

• Batteries
• Circuit boards
• Clutches
• Dashboard instrumentation
• Electronic components
• Engines
• Exhaust systems
• Light Emitting Devices (including OLEDs)
• Metallurgy
• Oversized payloads
• Shifting Mechanisms
• Tires
• Transmissions